Healers have treated their patients with silk throughout history. Now they're harnessing its strength, biocompatibility, and ...

For decades, scientists looked into what makes spider silk so amazing. Finally, researchers in Sweden have found the answer. They found that a spider's silk gland has a special acid level. This helps ...

Have you ever paused in awe at a glistening spider web stretched between branches after a morning rain? There’s something ...

Southeastern Australia is witnessing an unusual spectacle as millions of spiders engage in mass ballooning to escape flooded areas. These tiny creatures release silk threads, creating 'angel hair ...

NEW YORK — A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey was dubbed the “bone collector.” The odd insect ...

They can manipulate the silk’s properties by adjusting the glands that produce it and then use their legs to spin the silk into various forms for different purposes. Why is spider silk so strong?

Their skillful construction demonstrates the wide array of silk uses within the spider world, beyond traditional webs. The Dome Web Spider forms a tent-like structure that serves as both a trap and a ...

The deep silk structure seemed to be embedded proteins that are antiviral. Both the fibroin that forms the silk and the sericin that binds it can hasten the healing of wounds. Thus, from early history ...

(via Deep Look) Regal jumping spiders train themselves from a young age to become masterful hunters. From the day they leave mom’s silk nest, the tiny spiderlings practice, practice, practice, using ...

researchers Brandi Pessman and Eileen Hebets show that funnel-weaving spiders alter how their silk webs transmit vibrations in response to local noise. This finding suggests that the spiders might ...